19 Jun
1997
19 Jun
'97
8:31 a.m.
On Thu, 19 Jun 1997, Sam Ismail wrote:
Here's an article Doug Coward forwarded to me. You guys will get a kick
out of it, especially the price list at the end. $200-$400 for an Apple
][...yeah right. I have some property on the moon...
This seems to be the article that kicked off the "$10,000 Osborne 1"
thread on Usenet (a.f.c.? comp.os.cpm?) a few months ago. IIRC, the
prices listed for Apple equipment in "A Collector's Guide to Personal
Computers and Pocket Calculators" are quite high, possibly since the book
was published several years ago when there was a larger educational market
for Apple II systems. Since this book was cited in the article, I
wouldn't be surprised if it was the source of these prices.
Of course, original Woz Integer BASIC Apple ][ systems aren't nearly as
common as ][+ and //e systems. I'd imagine that there are quite a few
people who would pay $200 for one, especially if it were posted for sale
on AuctionWeb and described as "really rare and valuable". Then again,
there are probably also quite a few people who would pay $200 for a //e if
it were posted on AuctionWeb and described as "really rare and valuable".
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Scott Ware s-ware(a)nwu.edu